Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-18
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The Council met on Tuesday evening
with Mr. A. ]. Butts presiding, AID all
the members except President -OberdoIfer
and Mr.. Berkeley, present.
Annoying Female Colleges and Pupils
Mr.. Craig reported the ordinance enforc-
Ing penalty of from 81 to $40 fine on per-
sons lettering around the female colleges
or following Or speaking to the pupils In
che streets without permission of the &C
companying teachers. 1t was adopted and
/, IS now the law.
/ Clean Streets ordinance requiring
that on paved streets the tenants or own
ers OF property shall on Tuesdays and
Thursdays sweep the pavement to and
outside Of the gutter and on Saturdays ex-
| tend the sweeping to the middle of the
istreet, was reported by Mr.. Craig and
| adopted.
Defeated. following bids were re-
ceived for making a water map of the city
and surveying for the same. E. Tins
ley and c. w. Olsmans, $1,000; G. Q.
Bruce, 81, 695. or for less work, 81, 4S0; and
| Clarence Coleman and FL. 2. Hancock,
81, 500.
Mr.. Bargamin moved the acceptance OF
| the lowest bid.
Mr.. Cochran opposed it. He said we
had done without such d map for many
years and there was no new need for it
now. Ten years ago, MIR. Egbert Hartman,
| Supt. of Water Works. had said it was
| impossible to get along without such
map, and yet the city had gotten along
very we'll for ten years without it. If the
Council were to go out hunting for ways
. to spend the city's money it could find
[ openings to spend a million dollars. He
| thought it would be calamity if taxes in
| this city were raised above 81, 25 in the
500. and this would have to be done if
| useless expenditures were INDUCED in.-
| We want schools and real improvements
| that are within reach of reasonable taxa
| ton, but we don't want to raise taxes by
voting away money On usless expendi-
| lures.
MIR. Craig seconded Mr.. Cochran 8
| views, and said if taxes went oyer 81. 25, it
+ would be calamity.
The motion of Mr.. Bargamin was de-
feated.
Light on Sunday Liquor Sellinq.-Mr.
Craig offered. an ordinance requiring the
saloon keepers, under penalty of from
$40 to $50 hne for emitting it, to have
their saloons SO changed, where change is
necessary, that on Sunday the bar may not
be screened from the streets. and may be
plainly visible Jherefrom. All instructions
to such view to be removed on Saturday
nights. The ordinance to take effect May
1st. 1887. He asked suspension Of the
rules to put the ordinance on its passage.
Mr.. Cochran objected to the passage.
The ordinance was referred.
LADIES' CSty Mission. Mr.. Cochran
presented petition from the Ladies' City
Mission, a charitable band of ladies' who
are assisting the poor with food, work and
clothing, asking the city for an .appropri-
tion OF $3.50 to be used III their work. He
! spoke highly of the work the ladies were
dong, and said the President of the Mis-
sion, Mrs. Trout, had Informed him that
it had expended 1925 during the past
great doubt whether the council lad any
right to make such an appropriation and
he favored the reference Of the petition to
the city Attorney for his opinion.
Mai. Mcmahon also spoke highly of Gh Q
| noble work of the Ladies' Mission.
The petition was referred.
The Shirey Fund-Mr. Tams offered res
oluJiOn instructlng the Commonwealth s
Attorney to apply to the Circuit Court for
the appointment of Trustees for The Shi-
rey fund in order that the city of Staun-
{ ton might take control of it for its schools.
He said the fund was 81, 600. left by the
testator many years ago for the benefit
of the education of poor children of the
city of Staunton. 1t had been held as
follows-$1, 900 by the Augusta Female
Seminary; 81 900 by the Wesleyan Female
Institute; $1,000 by the Virginia Female
Institute, and 81 600 by the Staunton Male
Academy, all of which had been educating
poor children in return; but as Stanton
now had school system Of its own it was
better that she take charge of 1t. Adopted.
Election of Justice of The Pease The res
ignation of Samuel S. Smeltzer of his posi-
! ton of Justice of the Peace for the I'd
Ward was received. Mr.. McQuaide nom
mated Mr.. e. [. Jones, and Mr.. Craig
nominated Mr.. Samuel Cohn for the va
cancy. The vote stood as follows:
For Mr.. Jones-Messrs Bargamiu,
Butts, Cochran, Mcmahon, McQuaide,
Summmerson, Teabo and Tams, s.
For Mr.. Conn essrs. Craig and
Crowle, 2.
Mr.. Jones was declared electe1
Adjourned,